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Gordon Ryan
Gordon Ryan (born July 8, 1995) is an American Submission wrestling, submission wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, considered by many to be the greatest no–gi grappler of all time due to his many accomplishments. Ryan is a seven-time ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship#List of ADCC Champions in Men's Submission Fighting by Year and Weight, ADCC Submission wrestling world champion, World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship#Men's Champions, three-time IBJJF No-Gi World champion and a four-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. Early life Gordon Ryan was born on July 8, 1995, in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Monroe, New Jersey, U.S. He began Submission wrestling, grappling at the age of 15 under Miguel Benitez before switching to train under John Danaher (martial artist), John Danaher, Tom DeBlass and Garry Tonon. He began competing and won the IBJJF World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a BJJ belt, brown belt. In 2015, he quit his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tom DeBlass
Tom DeBlass (born May 14, 1982) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, submission grappler and mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. He has competed in the middleweight division for Bellator and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background DeBlass was a county champion long jumper at Central Regional High School, from which he graduated in 2000. He went on to graduate Monmouth University in 2004 with a degree in Special Education and Elementary Education. DeBlass was known primarily as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor winning such titles as Pan American and World Championships. He then fought professionally in Ring Of Combat. In only a year and a half, DeBlass captured two titles and got called up to fight in the UFC. In 2006 DeBlass opened his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy "Ocean County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu". He has been an instructor to notable BJJ practitioners such as Garry Tonon. He is one of the only people in history to win the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintet (grappling)
Quintet (stylized as QUINTET) is a Japanese Submission wrestling, submission grappling promotion created by mixed martial arts, mixed martial artitst Kazushi Sakuraba that uses a 5-on-5, winner-stays-on format. It debuted on April 11, 2018 on UFC Fight Pass. Sakuraba developed Quintet with former UFC champion Josh Barnett. In July 2017, while in Las Vegas, Sakuraba pitched the concept of Quintet to Ant Evans, the content officer for UFC Fight Pass. Evans worked with Sakuraba to further develop the concept before ultimately signing Quintet to a long-term deal with UFC Fight Pass. Rules Fight mat In Quintet, bouts take place on a 12-meter by square wrestling mat with no line boundaries. If the fighters move too close to the edge of the mat, the referee stops the bout and restarts it in a safe area of the mat with the fighters assuming the same positions they were in when the bout was stopped. Winner-Stays-On System The match begins with a bout between two fighters, one from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Alpha Male
Team Alpha Male is a martial arts gym based in Sacramento, California, United States. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA) among the lower weight classes. It has produced three UFC Champions, T.J. Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo. Overview Urijah Faber founded Team Alpha Male in 2004. The team trains primarily out of Ultimate Fitness located in Sacramento, California. Members of the team played an integral part of Team Faber during Season 15, Season 22 and Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter. From December 2012 to May 2014 the head coach of Team Alpha Male was the 2013 MMA Coach of the Year UFC veteran Duane Ludwig. Longtime UFC contender Martin Kampmann began serving as coach for the team in September 2014. In 2018, Team Alpha Male won a team grappling tournament at Quintet where they defeated Team Polaris in the finals. Notable people Mixed martial artists * Urijah Faber — former WEC Featherweight Champion * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Pena
Felipe Carsalade Araujo Pena is a Brazilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and two-time ADCC world champion. Career Pena, nicknamed ''Preguiça'' meaning "Lazy", has won several medals at both the IBJJF and ADCC world championships throughout his career, competing dozens of times at the highest levels of the sport and defeating some of the biggest names. Pena defeated Erberth Santos in the co-main event of BJJ Bet on September 6, 2020 but injured his ankle in the process and was out of competition for the rest of the year. 2021 Pena was invited to compete in the BJJ Stars 5 heavyweight grand prix on February 5, 2021. He defeated Luiz Panza, Erich Munis, and Gutemberg Pereira to win the title. Pena then competed in a superfight at BJJ Stars 6 on June 26, 2021 and submitted Patrick Gaudio in the main event. 2022 He returned to the promotion once again for BJJ Stars 8 on April 30, 2022 and defeated Henrique Ceconi. Pena was then invited to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xande Ribeiro
Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He is a two-time World Black Belt Absolute (open weight) World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, five-time World Black Belt Heavy Weight Champion, and three-time World Black Belt Pro Division Champion. Biography Alexandre Ribeiro was born in Manaus, Amazonas Brazil. He began training Jiu-Jitsu at the Associacao Monteiro de Jiu-Jitsu under the supervision of Binho, Guto, Yano e Lucinho Monteiro. He moved to the US in 2002 and lived in Toledo, Ohio, for five years, after which in 2007 he moved to San Diego, California, where he founded the University of Jiu-Jitsu and was the brand ambassador of Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu. Ribeiro lives in Austin, TX, where he teaches at his School Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Austin and coordinate his team and affiliation schools under the Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team. After a long time away from competition, Ribeiro decided to make a return in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romulo Barral
Romulo Barral (born May 3, 1982) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and coach. He is a black belt under Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhães and competes for Gracie Barra, where he has won numerous championships. Romulo Barral is widely regarded as one of the top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters in the medium-heavyweight division. He has maintained his black belt status with consistent medals at the world’s premier BJJ tournaments. In August 2011, Barral established his own Gracie Barra academy in Northridge, California establishing himself as a prominent coach. He is a 5-time IBJJF World Champion in the black belt division (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014), a 3-time silver medalist in the open weight division, a World No-Gi Champion (2007), and the 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion. Early life Romulo Barral was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in his teens under Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhães i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Danis
Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American former submission grappler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer. Danis competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. He made his MMA debut at Bellator 198 against Kyle Walker and won via a toe hold in the first round. He then faced Max Humphreys at Bellator 222 and won via armbar in the first round. He was involved in a melee at UFC 229 after Khabib Nurmagomedov proceeded to throw his mouthpiece and then scaled the cage and appeared to jump towards him. Danis was subsequently fined $7,500 and suspended for 7 months following the incident. Throughout his career, Danis has become the subject of many controversies due to his behaviour. In boxing, he was scheduled to face British YouTuber KSI at MF & DAZN: X Series 004, but withdrew due to lack of preparation and coaching. In his debut professional boxing match, he was defeated by American YouTuber Log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leglock
A leglock is a joint lock that is directed at joints of the human leg, leg such as the ankle, knee or hip joint. A leglock which is directed at joints in the foot is sometimes referred to as a foot lock and a lock at the hip as a hip lock. Leglocks are featured, with various levels of restrictions, in combat sports and martial arts such as Sambo (martial art), Sambo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, catch wrestling, mixed martial arts, Shootwrestling and submission wrestling, but are banned in some sports featuring joint locks such as judo. The technique has been seen across a wide range of different combat sports and is reportedly over 2,500 years old, having been seen in the lost art of Pankration in the original Olympic Games. As with other jointlocks, leglocks are more effective with full body :wikt:leverage, leverage. Some attack the large joints of the knee or hip and involve utilizing leverage to counteract the larger muscle groups, while others directly attack ligaments in the knee or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keenan Cornelius
Keenan Kai-James Cornelius is an American martial artist. His competitive achievements include what is called the Double Grand Slam in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having won double gold medals at four major tournaments: the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan-American Championship, European Open Championship, and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship - as a purple belt. He is also known for his creation of guard techniques such as the Worm Guard. Early life and education Cornelius's first exposure to martial arts training began at a young age, under his step-father, martial arts teacher Tom Callos, who was B.J. Penn's first Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor. At the age of 14, he began casual grappling training with friends. Shortly thereafter, he began receiving formal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction under Cassio Werneck, then training for three years under BJ Penn, before ultimately joining with Team Lloyd Irvin. Despite his high-level victories as a purple belt and above, Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Simões
Yuri Simões (born June 18, 1990) is a Brazilian grappler, BJJ practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed in the ONE Championship. He is a three time ADCC World Champion in two different weight divisions. Early life and education Simões started training judo at the age of four, transitioning to Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of nine. He received his black belt from Ricardo Vieira in 2011, and in 2013 he changed teams to train under Caio Terra. Martial arts career Grappling career Simões won his first ADCC medal in 2015, when he won the 2015 ADCC 88 kg gold medal. During the tournament, he managed to beat Keenan Cornelius, Romulo Barral, Zbigniew Tyszka and Ricardo Mesquita. He took part in the 2017 edition of the ADCC as well, competing in the 99 kg weight category. Yuri beat Roman Dolidze by points in the opening round, Mike Perez by decision in the quarterfinals, Jackson Sousa by points in the semifinals and Felipe Pena by points in the finals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Alves Almeida (; born November 29, 1976) is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey. Almeida is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Grapplers Quest, and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase. In Pancrase he had notable wins over Nate Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki. Almeida trains with and teaches former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar at his longtime Gracie system gym in Robbinsville, NJ. He also trains former UFC Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and The Ultimate Fighter 19 winner Corey Anderson Background Almeida is a sixth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and part of the Gracie Barra combat and competition team. Mixed martial arts career PRIDE Almeida made his professional MMA debut on December 9, 2000, at PRIDE 12 against Akira Shoji. Almeida won his debut fight via unanimous decision. Almeida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
